YourVoice.Now Summary
Honors the four students whose 1960 Greensboro lunch-counter sit-in helped launch the civil rights movement.
The details
This resolution recognizes the Greensboro Four — Joseph McNeil, Jibreel Khazan, Franklin McCain, and David Richmond. On February 1, 1960, the four North Carolina A&T students were refused service at a Woolworth lunch counter. Their protest spread nationwide. More than 700,000 people took part and over 3,000 were arrested. The Woolworth counter was integrated on July 26, 1960. The House recognizes their role in sparking student civil rights organizing, including the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. It also encourages states to include this history in school curricula. The resolution carries no legal force and directs no spending.
Congressional Summary
This resolution recognizes (1) the Greensboro Four for their contributions to the civil rights movement and the significant role they played as a catalyst for the formation of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, (2) the value of ethnic and racial diversity in the United States, and (3) the continued importance of sit-ins as an effective form of nonviolent resistance. The resolution also encourages states to include information about the Greensboro Four in their educational curriculums.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-02-05
- Date Added
- 2026-08-07
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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